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'''''The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything''''' is a 2012 nonfiction book by technologist [[Michael J. Saylor]], the founder, chairman, and CEO of [[MicroStrategy|MicroStrategy, Inc]]. ''The Mobile Wave'' provides an analysis of then-current trends in [[mobile technology]] from the point of view of a scholar of the history of science. The book argues that mobile devices will become essential tools for life in the modern day, changing how businesses operate and how industries and economies are powered.
'''''The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything''''' is a 2012 nonfiction book by technologist [[Michael J. Saylor]], the founder, chairman, and CEO of [[MicroStrategy|MicroStrategy, Inc]]. ''The Mobile Wave'' provides an analysis of then-current trends in [[mobile technology]] from the point of view of a scholar of the history of science. The book argues that mobile devices will become essential tools for life in the modern day, changing how businesses operate and how industries and economies are powered.


==Overview==
In ''The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything'', Saylor argues that mobile technology will change how people live worldwide, affecting businesses, entire industries, and the very economies they power.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything |last=Saylor |first=Michael |year=2012 |publisher=Perseus Books/Vanguard Press |isbn=159315720}}</ref>
In ''The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything'', Saylor argues that mobile technology will change how people live worldwide, affecting businesses, entire industries, and the very economies they power.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything |last=Saylor |first=Michael |year=2012 |publisher=Perseus Books/Vanguard Press |isbn=159315720}}</ref>

Saylor claims that all the products we currently use today, including textbooks, keys, and wallets, are quickly becoming software. This is an idea he has referenced in the past, as in the [[MicroStrategy]] World user conference keynote in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael J. Saylor Keynote |url=http://www.microstrategy.com/microstrategyworld/download/Saylor_Keynote_Transcript_Miami-2012.pdf |accessdate=June 7, 2012}}</ref>


Saylor has also been featured in Forbes and CNN for the ideas presented in his book.<ref>{{cite news | work=Forbes | title=Jobs of the Future: Why the Political Class Should Read Michael Saylor's "The Mobile Wave"| url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/taylorbrodarick/2012/10/09/jobs-of-the-future-why-the-political-class-should-read-michael-saylors-the-mobile-wave/ | date=10/09/2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work=CNN | title=How smartphones make us superhuman | last=Sutter | first=John | date= September 10, 2012 | url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/10/tech/mobile/our-mobile-society-intro-oms/ }}</ref>
Saylor has also been featured in Forbes and CNN for the ideas presented in his book.<ref>{{cite news | work=Forbes | title=Jobs of the Future: Why the Political Class Should Read Michael Saylor's "The Mobile Wave"| url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/taylorbrodarick/2012/10/09/jobs-of-the-future-why-the-political-class-should-read-michael-saylors-the-mobile-wave/ | date=10/09/2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work=CNN | title=How smartphones make us superhuman | last=Sutter | first=John | date= September 10, 2012 | url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/10/tech/mobile/our-mobile-society-intro-oms/ }}</ref>

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The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything
Cover
AuthorMichael J. Saylor
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMobile technology
Business intelligence
GenreTechnology
PublisherPerseus Books/Vanguard Press
Publication date
June 26, 2012
Publication placeUSA
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages304
ISBN159315720 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: length

The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything is a 2012 nonfiction book by technologist Michael J. Saylor, the founder, chairman, and CEO of MicroStrategy, Inc. The Mobile Wave provides an analysis of then-current trends in mobile technology from the point of view of a scholar of the history of science. The book argues that mobile devices will become essential tools for life in the modern day, changing how businesses operate and how industries and economies are powered.

In The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything, Saylor argues that mobile technology will change how people live worldwide, affecting businesses, entire industries, and the very economies they power.[1]

Saylor has also been featured in Forbes and CNN for the ideas presented in his book.[2][3]

Reception

The Mobile Wave has been featured on several book bestseller lists:

  • Ranked #5 on The Wall Street Journal Bestseller list on July 15, 2012 in the Hardcover Business category.[4]
  • Debuted on The New York Times Bestseller list at position #31 in Hardcover Nonfiction the week of July 23, 2012, and ranked in position #5 in Hardcover Business in August 2012.[5][6]
  • Ranked #1 in The Washington Post DC-area Bestsellers list in August 2012.[7]

In USA Today, reviewer Jeanne Destro writes,

"The MIT-educated Saylor exhibits a deep knowledge of the mobile world, and gives readers a peek free of boring geek-speak. Readers will be able understand and appreciate his clear and engaging exploration of a complex, red-hot, and thoroughly up-to-the minute topic."[8]

The Washingtonian review of the book cited Saylor's vision for the future:

"In The Mobile Wave his vision is clear—we face a future in which paper, devices such as phones, credit cards and cash, entertainment venues, doctor’s office visits, and even the classroom will be obsolete, or nearly so."[9]

References

  1. ^ Saylor, Michael (2012). The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything. Perseus Books/Vanguard Press. ISBN 159315720. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
  2. ^ "Jobs of the Future: Why the Political Class Should Read Michael Saylor's "The Mobile Wave"". Forbes. 10/09/2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Sutter, John (September 10, 2012). "How smartphones make us superhuman". CNN.
  4. ^ "Best-Selling Books, Week Ended July 15". The Wall Street Journal.
  5. ^ "HARDCOVER NONFICTION BEST SELLERS".
  6. ^ "HARDCOVER BUSINESS BOOKS BEST SELLERS".
  7. ^ The Washington Post. Aug 3, 2012 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/the-dc-areas-bestsellers/2012/08/06/bdfb454a-dcdd-11e1-9974-5c975ae4810f_blog.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ Destro, Jeanne (6/21/2012). "Review: IPads, smartphones in world-changing 'Mobile Wave'". {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor's "The Mobile Wave" Examines the Implications of Mobile Technology". The Washingtonian. June 27, 2012.